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Image via CrunchBase Recently I wrote about Groundwork Open Source, an enterprise level network monitoring tool built on top of Nagios. Today I am hearing that they are preparing themselves to target enterprises who are using private clouds. They are pretty close to offering a monitoring solution for Eucalyptus clouds. We all know that Eucalyptus […]

Often people wonder how Open Source Software vendors will adjust to the Cloud Computing era. We are increasingly seeing some traction in this regard. Recently, Redhat, the grand daddy of Open Source software, and Canonical, the company behind the glamorous Linux distribution Ubuntu, are making some noises in this space. Recently, Redhat announced a certification […]

Canonical, the company behind the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu, is positioning itself to be a big player in the Cloud based era. They are plotting their move towards Clouds simultaneously through many different routes, from marrying Ubuntu desktop and server editions to Cloud to offering storage as a service to SaaS based management services. In this edition of […]

Canonical, the commercial company behind the popular Ubuntu distribution, has announced their plans to offer a Cloud based storage service called Ubuntu One. You can sign up for this service, add a repository and download the software using apt-get or synaptic. Once you install, it adds a folder called Ubuntu One and any files/folders put […]

Krishnan wrote about the next version of Ubuntu, Karmic Koala, back in March and said; Essentially, Ubuntu has decided to focus on developing features which will help propel Ubuntu Server edition to play a major role in the Cloud infrastructure ecosystem By incorporating code from Project EUCALYPTUS into this latest version of the Linux distribution, […]

Image via Wikipedia I am sure this post is bound to stir passions. So, let me establish my bonafide credentials before I discuss my thoughts on the topic. I am a hard core believer and supporter of Open Source software. Even though I evangelize Open Source, I have great respect for Richard Stallman and admire […]